Extension bath-room for apartment-houses.



No. 864,376. PATENTED AUG. 27, 1907.

P. G. HUBBRT.

' EXTENSION BATH ROOM FOR APARTMENT HOUSES. APPLICATION nun NOV. 19, 1906.

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PHILIP G. HUBERT, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

EXTENSION BATH-ROOM FOR APARTMENT-HOUSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 27, 1907.

Application filed November 19, 1906. Serial No. 344,073.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP G. IIUBERT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Extension Bath-Rooms for Apartment-Houses, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is applicable to apartment houses in which it is found desirable to utilize a portion of a particular room therein for a purpose to which it is not usually put, and an object thereof is to provide means whereby a recess containing a bath tub and other toilet necessities may be provided with more space with little trouble, so as. to provide the necessary space for a person who desires to use the bath and at the same time insure the necessary privacy.

Another object is to make of the closures of the recess useful articles of furniture and conveniences, such as book-eases, mirrors, drawers, etc. which will at the same time conceal the character of the closures, and act as stops to limit the further movement of the closures when in their open position.

A further object is to provide an extensible bath room which by the design of the closures when closed, it will be impossible to determine what the recess contains.

I accomplish these objects by means of the device described herein and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:-

Figure 1. is an enlarged sectional plan of a portion of a room taken on line 11 of Fig. 3 showing the location of the recess with the toilet fixtures in place therein and the closures in their operative position. Fig. 2. is a side elevation of the wall of a room with the closures in place in the recess. Fig. 3.-is a side elevation of the wall of a room with the closures in their extended position.

Referring to the drawings 5 is a wall or partition of a room and 6 are the walls of a recess 7. The rear wall 6 of the recess is provided with a window 8 which may be omitted if desired. The recess may be located entirely without the room as is illustrated in the drawing, or it may be in the form of a closet projecting into another room and is preferably constructed of a size so as to just accommodate the receptacles placed therein, which in this instance are illustrated as consisting of a bath tub 9, a wash bowl 10, and medicine case 11, these latter articles may be dispensed with and others used in lieu thereof.

The opening 12 leading to the recess is preferably of the same width and height as the recess itself although it may be considerably smaller without affecting the operation of the device The closures 13 for the opening '12 preferably consist of outside doors 14 and 15 which are hinged to the casing 16. To the outer vertical edges of doors 14 and 15 are hinged an auxiliary pair of doors 17 and 18, which are adapted when the doors 14 and 15 are in their open position as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, to form the front wall of the bath room inclosure. Attached to, and preferably forming a part of the doors 14 and 15 and on the outer face thereof are a number of utilities which are illustrated in this instance as consisting of book cases 19, drawers 20 and a looking glass 21. These articles of furniture may be of other forms and combinations. Drawers 20 and book cases 19 on the doors 14 and 15 act as stops to limit the further movement of the doors l4 and 15 when in their open position. Doors 17 and 18 are beveled on their outer vertical edges so that when they come together as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings they will act as a stop so as to hold the doors in their proper relation.

The method of operation is as follows:When the closures to the opening are in the position as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be impossible for any one to imagine what is concealed behind them, or even know that a recess exists. When it is desired to utilize the toilet necessities the outer doors 14 and 15 are opened outwardly until the drawers 20 contact with the wall or partition 5, thus forming with the side walls 6 of the recess continuous walls. The auxiliary pair of doors 17 and 18 are then opened outwardly I until they come together as shown in Figs. land 3 of the drawings and an oil cloth or other cloth of water proof material (not shown) is then spread over the carpet 22 so that it will not become soiled or injured while a person is taking a bath.

It will thus be seen that I have provided an extremely useful device by means of which it is possible to greatly economize in the use of space in a room, and one in which it will be impossible to detect when closed of what further use it could be appled to.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A room having a recess therein, an extension for the said recess comprising two door sections hinged to the wall at the sides of the recess, articles of furniture on the out side of the door sections, each side of said articles being flush with the edges of the doors, and central door sections hinged to the outer edges of the door sections first mentioned, whereby the articles of furniture are at all times accessible, and the sides thereof serve to prevent the accidental movement of the door sections on which they are mounted.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my name this 12th day 01 Nov., 1906.

PHILIP G. HUBERT.

Witnesses:

EDMUND A. STnAUsn, G. E. HARPHAM. 

